As the saying goes, history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes. As the world commemorates the 75th...
Sep 04, 2020
The American community organizer wanted for arrest by China
WASHINGTON — On the morning of July 31, Samuel Chu, a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and community organizer,...
Aug 27, 2020
Trump’s election delay musings are part of anti-democratic playbook
WASHINGTON — The president doesn’t have legal authority to delay or cancel an election. But that won’t stop...
Jul 30, 2020
America Astray: Police target journalists covering civil unrest
WASHINGTON — America wakes up this morning with cities still smoldering after a weekend of violent protest, in...
Jun 01, 2020
In a global COVID-19 crisis, flashes of authoritarian instinct
WASHINGTON — Fear and chaos are the soil in which authoritarianism grows best, and we have entered a...
Mar 20, 2020
Democracy Undone: The Authoritarian’s Playbook – Overview
Seven steps by populists worldwide to undermine the democracies that elected them By Kevin Douglas Grant|October 17, 2019|@kevindgrant...
Oct 17, 2019
The trauma of white supremacist violence, from Charlottesville to El Paso
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia — Messages of hope and resistance are etched in multi-colored chalk along the red brick walls of...
Aug 12, 2019
Reflecting on the role of journalism in society
NEW YORK — Grappling with journalism’s role in a society under duress is one of the most difficult things...
Jun 28, 2019
New U.S. sanctions on Cuba would slam shut diplomatic window
WASHINGTON — National Security Advisor John Bolton announced more steps to turn back the clock on U.S.-Cuba relations...
Apr 19, 2019
Cuba’s constitutional referendum awakens religious groups to their own power
HAVANA — From the jubilant inauguration of the first new Catholic church in 60 years in the western...
Mar 13, 2019
The future of local news is in communities
MIAMI — The Knight Foundation will commit $300 million to strengthen local news over the next five years as...
Mar 01, 2019
